Stair covering



Dec. 30; 1924.

E. HYMAN v S'LAIR COVERING Filed June 9, 1923 Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

ELIAS HYMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

STAIR COVERING.

Application filed June 9, 1923.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS HYMAN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stair Coverings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to stair covering means, having more particular refm erence to a novel form of covering comprising a number of pads which are applied individually to the separate steps, the invention having for an object the provision of a pad of this sort which takes the place of a 2' continuous length of carpet and which can be readily applied to the stair or removed therefrom.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages so thereof, reference will be had to the followl-'l of fastening the fabric to the base element.

Fig. a is a like view but showing a modilied arrangement.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view showing more particularly the means for detachably securing the pad in place.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view showing the stud member of the pad securing means. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional perspective view .lfl showing the socket member of the pad securing means.

In constructing my improved stair pad I provide a sheet or plate of metal 10 which is bent along one side to form a depending flange which overlies the front of the step 11,

the main body of the member 10 resting on the step. As will be understood this member 10 is of a size to substantially cover the step, although the ends of the latter may be 50 left exposed as is usual with stair carpets.

To the frame comprised by this plate 10 with its depending flange 10 is attached the pad proper which comprises top and bottom elements 14 and 15 respectively between 55 which is a filler 16, these top and bottom ele- Serial No. 644,319.

ments being secured together along their edges, and also to the plate 10.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 the top element let of the pad is comprised of a strip of carpet material, while the bottom elementn'iay be made of canvas, drill or other suitable material such as cardboard. The filling 16 may be of silk floss or other suitable material. The two memers 11.4. 15 are stitched together along their edges as indicated at 17 in Fig. 3 and are gripped by flange elements extending around the plate. In securing the members tothe plate the extreme marginal portion of the latter, indicated at 18 in Fig. 3, is first bent over the stitched edges and then the edge parts are again bent over on the body of the plate to the position shown in Fig. 3, thus securely locking the edges of the fabric to the plate, this construction providing the channeled flanges 19 which are bent over the body of the plate and have the edges of the nembers 14 and 15 gripped in their channels. In the construction shown in Fig. 4c the edges of the members are folded over on a wire 20 and then stitched together, after which the edges of the plate 10 are folded over as above set forth.

The id may be attached in place by screws for which suitable openings are provided in the corners thereof, or I may utilize a novel fastening means which permits of the ready removal and application of the pad. As hereshown pair of. studs are fixed to the depending element and are adapted to engage in suitable sockets in the front of the step 11. Fixed in the rear part of the step are a pair of socket members 26 which are adapted to he engaged by rotary studs carried by the plate l these studs carrying pins such as 28 which project from the sides thereof and engage in bayonet grooves such as 29 in the inner walls of the sockets. In the top of each stud .27 is a transverse slot 30 which is extended down ward along the sides of the stud as at 31. .ln these extensions 31 are fixed flat springs "2 which are attached at their upper ends to the bottom wall of the U-groove thus formed and which carry triangular latch members which are urged by the springs into recesses 3% formed in the sides of the sockets 26.

l Vhen the pad is secured in position on the step the pins 28 on the studs 27 are engaged in the horizontal lower portions of the bayonet grooves 29, being held in this position by the engagement of the latches in the recesses 34. The pad is thus locked in place. lVhen it is desired to remove the pad from the stair a suitable forked tool isinserted in the slot 30 and the legs thereof engage over the latches and move them into the grooves 31, the stud 27; being then turnedby means of the tool until the pins 28 there- 7 on: register with the vertical legs of the bayonet slots 29,-. After bot-h studs have been! thus turned the rear edge of the padmay be swung up- Jo-clear the studs fromthe sockets 26 and the pad is then slippedi forward to free the studs at the front thereof.

In; applying the pad the above describedseries oi operations isreversed. It will beunderstood that the studs 25 and 27 may have a sufficiently loose fit in their sockets to a llowof the slight vertical swinging movement of'the; covering to insert or removethe studs 2.7 when the studs 25 are engaged in their sockets.

As will be apparent I have provided a simple and readily applicable form of staircovering means which can be constructed small expense, and can be quickly and easily removed when desired.

Having thus described my invention What I. claim as new and desire to" protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. A stair pad; comprising a metal plate, a pad proper seated thereon and comprising top and bottom elements and a filling therebetween said top and bottom elements being stitched together along their edges and; having the stitched edges folded back upon the said elements, and the edges of said metal plate being doubled over the said backwardly folded stitched edges.

2.1K stair pad comprising a metal base element, and a fabric superstructure carried tl'iereby, and means for removably, securing said base element to a stair, said means comprising a socket element adapted to be fixed in the step and, formed with a bayonet groove, a stud rotatable in the said base element and carrying a. pin: adapted toengage in the" said groove; j

A; stair pad comprising a metal base element, and a: fabric superstructure carried thereby, and means for removably securing sa-idbase' element to; a stair,. said means com-.

prising a socket element adapte'c'l to be fixed pocket extending around the edgeof the pad proper, a metal ring i r ed in said pocket, and a flange member on said metal plate doubled back over said pocket and bearing on the said doubled balck edgeswithin the confines of the. said ring;

In testimony whereof I have affixed any signature.

ELIAS HYMANL. 

